3Ware 9550SX-4LP User Guide - Page 148
To partition and format under Linux, Create or make the file system
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Chapter 8. Configuring Units To partition and format under Linux 1 Boot the system and log in as root. 2 Open a terminal window. 3 Partition the unit: fdisk /dev/sda If the unit is over 2 TB, use: parted /dev/sda (parted) mklabel New disk label type? gpt (parted) p Disk geometry for /dev/sda: 0kB - 1074GB Disk label type: gpt Number Start End Size File system Name Flags parted /dev/sda (parted) mkpart Partition type? [primary]? File system type? [ext2]? Start? 0 End? 1074gb (parted) p Disk geometry for /dev/sda: 0kB - 1074GB Disk label type: gpt Number Start End Size File system Name Flags1 17kB 1074MB 1074MB 4 Create or make the file system: mkfs /dev/sda1 Use of the -j option to turn on journaling is recommended for large partitions. For example: mkfs -j /dev/sda If the partition is over 2TB, use parted to also make the file sytem: parted /dev/sda (parted) mkfs Partition number? 1 File system? [ext2]? writing per-group metadata (begins)...0% to 100% is displayed) (parted) quit (when completed) 138 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide